Ml Muhammad Bham | mbham@radioislam.co.za 10 May 2023 | 16:00 CAT 3 min read Botswana on Monday suffered a total...
Africa Articles
Sudan Fighting on Its 25th Day: A List of key events
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 11 May 2023 | 15:35 CAT Air raids again shook Sudan's capital...
Africa Report with Thandi Smith
Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za 9 May 2023, | 17:00 CAT 2 min read Thandi Smith, Head of Programmes at Media...
Ban on Protest Action on the African Continent
Hannah Omarjee | homarjee@radioislam.co.za 5 March 2023 | 14:00 CAT 2 min read A surge of protest bans is taking place in Africa, which many are concerned could lead to censorship. Many governments in African countries, including Kenya and Madagascar, have banned...
Police fire tear gas as fresh protests erupt in Kenya despite a ban
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 28 March 2023 | 19:27 CAT Police in Kenya have used water cannons and tear gas to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters who marched on Monday in the streets of the capital, Nairobi, defying a government...
US Vice President Kamala Harris in Africa to boost ties
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 28 March 2023 | 17:56 CAT On Sunday, Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Akra, Ghana, kicking off her week-long trip on the continent. Harris is the first black woman US Vice President to make her first trip to...
UK interior minister to visit Rwanda to discuss migration deal
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 17 March 2023 | 21:50 CAT United Kingdom Interior Minister Suella Braverman is set to visit Rwanda this weekend to discuss an agreement involving the UK relocating undocumented refugees and migrants to Rwanda. Last...
Over 300 dead after Cyclone Freddy hits Mozambique and Malawi
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 17 March 2023 | 21:00 CAT The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy has surpassed 300 as the number continues to rise, with authorities in Mozambique and Malawi appealing for assistance to deal with the aftermath. The...
Libyan forces recover 2.3 tonnes of missing Uranium
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 16 March 2023 | 21:20 CAT Libyan forces say they have recovered more than 2 tonnes of natural uranium that was reported missing by the United Nations nuclear watchdog, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in the...
Somalia’s drought and conflict forced 3.8 million to flee
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 12 March 2023 | 22:04 CAT In Somalia, the number of people forced to flee from drought and conflict has reached a new high of 3.8 million. International organizations now warn hundreds of thousands more could follow...
African states led the charge against apartheid; they can also lead the boycott of Israel today
By Hannah Omarjee | homarjee@radioislam.co.za 08:03:2023 | 14:00 PM CAT 2 min read Dadoo, an activist and national coordinator of the South African BDS coalition, spoke to Radio Islam International regarding the African States that have led the charge against...
Nigeria election 2023: Results start trickling in amid delays
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 28 February 2023 | 11:54 CAT The first results have been published in Nigeria's general elections after a weekend of delays and disruptions. Three front-runners emerged in a race to replace outgoing President...